William L. Wilson (abt. 1818 - 1895)

Born about 17 Jun 1818 in Monongalia Co., West Virginia

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Died 14 Mar 1895 at about age 76 in Ritchie Co., West Virginia

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Biography

From History of Ritchie County, Lowther "William Wilson and Archibald Hess were other early settlers here. Mr. Wilson was a Clarion county product, and his wife, Mrs. Anna Shuman Wilson, was a native of Mc-Curdysville, Monongalia county. He was born in 1821. and came to this county in 184.5, and settled on Dutchman's run, where he finished life's pilgrimage in 1894. And in the Hart- Icy burying-ground. beside his wife, he sleeps. His late children were Mrs. Ruth Snodgrass, Mrs. Rachel Bush, Mrs. Rosena Lemon, and James P. Wilson ; and the surviving ones are: Mrs. Mary Jane Richards, Doddridge county; Mrs. Manda Mason, Ohio; Arthur Wilson, Freed; and Daniel Vvilson, who resides at the old home."

From 1850 US Census, Ritchie Co., WV: "Wm L Wilson M 32 Virginia Anna Wilson F 31 Virginia Daniel Wilson M 9 Virginia Arter Wilson M 8 Virginia Ruth Wilson F 6 Virginia James P Wilson M 4 Virginia Rachel Wilson F 1 Virginia"

From 1880 US Census, Murphy, Ritchie Co., WV: "William L Wilson Self M 64 Virginia, United States Anna Wilson Wife F 64 Virginia, United States Benjamin F Wilson Son M 21 Virginia, United States John W Wilson Son M 18 Virginia, United States"

Buried in Hartley Cemetery, Brohard, Wirt Co., WV.

Children as on Find a Grave: James P. Wilson Mary Jane (Wilson) Richards

Sources

• Doddridge County Roots, http://www.doddridgecountyroots.com/html/fam/fam05013.html

• United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT2-DYT : accessed 7 March 2016), William L Wilson, West Monongalia, Monongalia, Virginia, United States; citing p. 111, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 567; FHL microfilm 29,689.

• United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DL-35K : accessed 7 March 2016), Wm L Wilson, Ritchie county, part of, Ritchie, Virginia, United States; citing family 241, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TW-C2B : accessed 7 March 2016), William L Wilson, Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 147, sheet 313A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1413; FHL microfilm 1,255,413.

• http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/WILSON/1999-09/0937853729

• Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Wilson&GSfn=William&GSmn=L&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1895&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=97231928&df=all&

• History of Ritchie County, with biographical sketches of its pioneers and their ancestors, and with interesting reminiscences of revolutionary and Indian times

by Lowther, Minnie Kendall, 1869-1947 Published [c1911] Publisher Wheeling, W. Va., Wheeling News Litho Co pp. 374-5 https://archive.org/stream/historyofritchie00lowt/historyofritchie00lowt_djvu.txt